5 kids Fall Activities – 5 activités enfant autour de l’automne

I do a LOT of activities with my twins. Not because I’m a tiger mom (lol) as I may have heard on social media, but just because I am a very creative person (I have to many ideas for my brain lol) but not really a crafty one.

Before having kids I was more all about thoughts than hands, meaning I was not spending time on my art passion for example.

So since having twins I love proposing them seasonal activities, a part of my co-schooling work about which I will talk in an upcoming post.

To be practical

5 activities are enough for a week after school activity per day, it does not takes too much time, it allows you to spend a one to one moment with your kids and weekend will remain for full time free play and outdoor.

Where to find inspiration

Facebook and Pinterest are a never ending resource, but I get that some may find boring to do the researches so feel free to follow me on Pinterest where I share a special Activities/DIY board, or on Facebook, where I share a lot of short videos from mega bloggers or organizations around kids activities I love.

1.First activity : Sensory play

A very cheap yet great activity that allows you to :

Develop your child vocabulary by explaining him/her what is in the bin : pumpkins, chestnuts, little birds and squirrel for example ;

Once you collected the leaves, glue them on paper and ask your kid to make them walk! But wait, what do they need to walk?

Eyes ! Why ? To see where they walk!

Feets ! Why ? To walk on the ground !

Hands ! Why ? To collect leaves like us!

And so on! With short questions you just worked on the body vocabulary, the senses, and helped your kid take action in a conversation !

4. Fourth activity : big point draw

Writing is one of the basic skills that is required at school. But writing does not come from one day to another.

Kids need to improve their hands skills and there’s nothing better than drawing point for that :

Big points are like a round, the first geometric shape easily recognizable by a child;

Grabbing a dab a dot helps muscle your kids hand, and, as it is easy, it helps the child get confident about achieving an activity;

Depending on their age (and brain development), kids will be able to improve their space recognition skills : some will for exemple color outside the shape, some inside, some won’t, and it is the perfect moment for you to introduce notions like in and out for example;

This activity is usable whatever the season, the moment, or what you want to teach.

How ?

I took a mushroom I found on Pinterest to stay in my fall theme. I only gave the twins the fall colors to draw (actually ask them to but you may just give them for a younger child : don’t miss the opportunity to tell them why you choose them!) : orange, brown, yellow, red.

5. Last activity : little point draw

I have no doubt you understood this activity is linked to the other. I did it on purpose, to enlighten the need of progress when kids are doing activities.

It is not just about making them doing things, it is also about helping them improve their skills. While in this scope the goal is to strengthen the hand to help get the writing skill, it is a step you may take after doing big points, to improve precedents learnings and the well know « pen grip », much need to write.

How ?

This time I took a tree without leaves I found on Pinterest to stay in my fall theme again. I only gave the twins the fall colors to draw again but this time in paint, and gave them Q-tips. Of course using Q-tips is not for too young kids and has to be done under parents control.

I hope you enjoyed this 5 fall activities, feel free to ask me any questions in comments,